superannuate — ► VERB 1) retire (someone) with a pension. 2) (superannuated) belonging to a superannuation scheme. 3) (superannuated) too old to be effective or useful. ORIGIN from Latin super over + annus year … English terms dictionary

superannuate — [so͞o΄pəran′yo͞o āt΄] vt., vi. superannuated, superannuating [back form. &LT; SUPERANNUATED] 1. to set aside as, or become, old fashioned or obsolete 2. to retire from service, esp. with a pension, because of old age or infirmity superannuation… … English World dictionary

superannuate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: back formation from superannuated Date: circa 1633 transitive verb 1. to make, declare, or prove obsolete or out of date 2. to retire and pension because of age or infirmity intransitive verb 1. to become retired 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary

superannuate — /sooh peuhr an yooh ayt /, v., superannuated, superannuating. v.t. 1. to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity. 2. to set aside as out of date; remove as too old. v.i. 3. to be or become old, out of date … Universalium

superannuate — verb a) to retire or put out of use due to age b) to retire due to age … Wiktionary

superannuate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To remove from active service: pension (off), retire. Idiom: put out to pasture. See KEEP. 2. To make or become obsolete: obso lesce, obsolete, outdate. See NEW, USED … English dictionary for students